534 new homes will be built in Dublin, Louth, Wicklow and Kildare in the first phase of Ireland’s first social housing Public-Private Partnership following agreement for €120 million of new
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Responding to the CSO Residential Property Price Index for January showing yet further slowing in the rate of house price increases, Brokers Ireland said while the overall slowing is to
A traditional barometer of the construction industry environment in Ireland is the number of cranes punctuating the Dublin skyline. “The crane count in Dublin reached a record 123 in March
Construction companies are eager to hire apprentices again after the decade decline in apprenticeship registrations has been arrested. A Construction Industry Federation (CIF) survey has found unanimous support for apprenticeships, however
A €31 million project has been approved for an ambitious four-year floating offshore wind project. Subject to consenting, it is planned that a full-scale floating wind turbine be deployed for testing
Having welcomed 31.5 million passengers during 2018 – a new record – Dublin Airport is currently being expanded to ultimately cater for more than 20 million additional passengers. “We are
“If there is a ‘crash-out’, we will be ready. We are working 24/7,” said Maurice Buckley (pictured), Chairman of the Office of Public Works (OPW) and Vice President of Engineers
The vast majority of building materials used in the Irish construction sector are either sourced in the UK or enter Ireland through international distributors in Britain and represent a major
Commenting on the latest Banking and Payments Federation Ireland Housing Market Monitor, Brokers Ireland said it reinforces what is known from several other sources – that major behavioural change is
IT Sligo has been successful in its application of funding for the development and upgrade of the K&L Block on the north campus. The €13.7 million capital investment will be
There is still time left to register to attend the fifth National Construction Summit, which will be held on Thursday, 14th March 2019 at the Citywest Exhibition Centre in Dublin.
Grants of up to €4,000 are being made available to shops and businesses on Rush Main Street under Fingal County Council’s new Paint and Shop Front Improvement Scheme which is
Over 300 delegates attended the recent Ireland Chapter of Project Management Institute’s (PMI) sold-out annual national conference in Cork. The conference, with headline sponsor EY, heard that strategic project management
The Guinness Enterprise Centre has unveiled an ambitious development plan for its landmark building on Taylor’s Lane in Dublin 8. Planning permission for the €10 million redevelopment and expansion has
Chadwicks, Ireland’s leading supplier of builders’ and plumbers’ material to both trade and DIY customers, has officially unveiled its newly refurbished branch in Navan, County Meath. Established in 1902, Chadwicks which is
Dundoogan, Haynestown is a planned 1100 home development, 112 of which Tuath Housing is acquiring for social housing in collaboration with the Department of Housing, Louth County Council and developer,
CRH plc, the global building materials group, has reported sales of €26.8 billion for 2018 – 6% ahead of 2017 – with EBITDA up 7% to €3.37 billion. Group like-for-like
Members of Hardware Association Ireland, the national representative body for over 370 hardware and DIY retailers, builders merchants, and manufacturers and distributors across Ireland, have reported average year-on-year revenue increases
Limerick civil engineering company Roadbridge is gearing up to begin work on the N4 Collooney to Castlebaldwin construction project. The contract was won in the latter months of last year. The
Kingspan, the global leader in high performance insulation and building envelope solutions, has reported its preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2018. During 2018 Kingspan generated record revenues
Northern Ireland-based developer and contractor McAleer & Rushe has just secured planning permission to develop two multi-million-pound hotels located in Birmingham and Glasgow city centre, representing an investment of c.
The latest quarterly Consumer Market Monitor (CMM), published by the Marketing Institute of Ireland and UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, shows slow but steady growth in Ireland’s residential property
Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicles division will be amongst the leading exhibitors attending the forthcoming 5th Annual National Construction Summit, taking place at Citywest, Dublin on March 14th next. Coupled with a
The fifth National Construction Summit will be held on Thursday, 14th March 2019 at the Citywest Exhibition Centre in Dublin.
Komatsu’s latest version of the WA100M Dash 8 compact wheel loader has gone on sale in Ireland. Described by distributor McHale
EirGrid has welcomed the decision by the Supreme Court to uphold planning approval for the southern section of the North
Northern Ireland-based developer and contractor McAleer & Rushe has announced that construction is to commence on a new 620 room hotel
ESB is engaged in bilateral discussions with Coillte which, if successful, would lead to the establishment of a new joint
Fingal County Council has welcomed the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office which show that 2,140 homes were completed
Chartered Land has announced that the major €45 million transformation of the eight storey 182,500 sq ft Seamark Building at
Commenting on the latest CSO New Dwelling Completions, IPAV, the Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers, said while going in
Leading wind Lidar developer, ZX Lidars, has successfully demonstrated the use of Drone Wind Lidar to accurately measure the wind
PM Summit, Ireland’s premier conference for project and programme managers, has announced the findings of a new study which reveals
Cairn Homes plc, the leading Irish homebuilding company, has announced the signing of an investment venture agreement with the National
Dungannon company Kiverco has won its first export success in the Italian market. The deal, worth six figures, sees its
The inaugural Northern Ireland Construction Expo in tandem with the Northern Ireland Smart & Green Building Expo will be held
Europa Capital, the pan-European investment manager, and its local partners, Core Capital and Oakmount, have launched ‘Clerys Quarter’, one of
Construction companies throughout the south gathered at a briefing in Cork recently to learn more about how they can join
Actavo, a leading international engineering solutions company headquartered in Dublin and operating in 100+ locations worldwide, has appointed Michael Regan
BAM has acquired a stake in leading modular homes provider Modern Homes Ireland (MHI). MHI constructs quality assured steel-framed homes
Parkwind and ESB have reached an agreement to kick start the offshore wind generation industry in the Republic of Ireland
Property developer Danoj Developments has secured over €1.3 million funding from Lotus Investment Group, to support its plans to redevelop
ESB Networks has announced the results of three major tenders which will pave the way for a programme upgrading electricity
Spencer Place Development Company, a joint venture company of Ronan Group Real Estate and investment vehicles managed by Colony Capital,
Actavo, a leading international engineering solutions company headquartered in Dublin and operating in 100+ locations worldwide, has appointed Adrian Williams as
Commenting on the CSO Residential Property Price Index for November, IPAV, the Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers, said it
Street art, greening projects, parklets, creative seating, atmospheric lighting and new unique events are just some of the projects which
Murphy Surveys has become the first dedicated survey company in the UK and Ireland to achieve the prestigious BSI Kitemark™
€3.6 billion of Irish property traded during the year 2018 across nearly 200 deals. This level is significantly higher than
4site, the providers of innovative engineering solutions for major infrastructural developments in telecommunications, has appointed David Healy as Health, Safety,
Ardmac, the leading International construction specialist, has been awarded the contract to commercially fit out the Dublin head office of
Dublin estate agents expect property values to rise by an average of 3.8% this year – less than half the
With Solunaut, Master Builders Solutions® by BASF has developed an online solution-finder for the construction industry. The solution-finder provides users
Following on from a strong year in 2018, this year will see even more activity for leading Galway property developers,
The Digital Hub, Ireland’s largest and most established cluster of technology, digital media and internet companies, sees 2019 as a
CRH has now completed the third phase of its share buyback programme, returning a further €100 million of cash to
U+I, the property developer and investor focused on regeneration, is continuing to expand its Dublin pipeline with the acquisition of
Development of greenways across Fingal is a key part of the three-year capital programme and substantial progress has been made